Each year the History Department offers awards
to students who have excelled in various aspects of their work. The students
need not be History majors to qualify for the awards. Winners of the awards
are announced at the annual Honors Convocation in April.

The William Cohen History PrizeA cash award to the senior student whose paper in the History seminar was
deemed the most outstanding for the current academic year.

Awarded for the first time in 2015

Future
History Teacher Prize
A cash award for the most promising future teacher. Based on commitment
to the discipline and achievement in both history and education courses.

2014
Recipient: Sophia Hart

The Ray de Young History PrizeA cash
award to the senior student whose interest, achievement, and promise in
history, as indicated by his/her academic record and a significant piece
of historical research, most merit the award.

2014 Recipient:
Alex Mouw

The Robert L. Melka Memorial AwardA
cash prize awarded annually to a freshman or sophomore for an essay in
European history that is judged superior by the faculty of the Department
of History.

2014 Recipient: Matthew
Meyerhuber

Miles Award in LawAn annual cash award
established by Judge Wendell A. Miles in honor of his father, Judge
Fred
Thomas Miles, presented to a senior student whose promise in the study
of law is judged superior by the faculty of the Department of History.

2014 Recipient: Vincent
Boddy

Metta J. Ross History PrizeA cash award
to the junior student whose interest, achievement, and promise in history,
as indicated by academic record and career plans, in the judgment of the
History faculty, most merit recognition.

2014 Recipient: Madalyn
Northuis

Phi Alpha Theta Freshman Book AwardA
book prize awarded to the freshman student(s) who, in the opinion of the
History faculty, show(s) the greatest promise in history.